Blogs

A developer's hand on an ergonomic keyboard, with a screen in the background showing a Sway config file with a line highlighted, demonstrating a fix for keyboard layouts.

Fix Sway's Flaky Keyboard Layout Switching for Good

Fix flaky Sway keyboard layout switching for good. This guide details a robust fix using Mod4+space and swaymsg input type:keyboard for xkb_layout.

A Linux terminal showing the successful execution of the 'go clean -modcache' command, reclaiming disk space.

What Is the ~/go Folder & Is It Safe to Delete?

Discovered a mysterious ‘go’ directory in your Linux home folder? This guide explains what the Go module cache is, why tools like Hugo create it, and how to safely clean it with go clean -modcache to reclaim disk space.

A developer's terminal showing the configuration file ~/.config/user-dirs.dirs being edited to change the default download path, preventing automatic folder creation on a minimalist Linux system.

Stop Linux Auto-Creating a ~/Downloads Folder

Tired of the Downloads folder reappearing on your minimalist Arch Linux + Sway setup? This guide shows how to edit the XDG user-dirs.dirs file to permanently set your home directory as the default.

A developer's highly customized GNU Screen terminal setup on an Arch Linux system, showcasing a modern status bar and split panes for a productive workflow.

A Modern GNU Screen Setup on Arch Linux

Supercharge your terminal workflow on Arch Linux! A deep dive into installing GNU Screen and using a custom .screenrc to get modern features like tmux.

Male and female professionals collaborating over a terminal running the Zellij multiplexer on a tiled window manager.

The Sway Samurai: Mastering the Terminal with Zellij on Arch Linux

Deep dive into adopting Zellij, the modern terminal multiplexer, on an Arch Linux, Sway Wayland setup. I detail the immediate productivity gains using its default configuration.

A code snippet of a Sway configuration file on Arch Linux, showing the correct keybindings for controlling audio volume with pamixer.

Fix Sway Volume Keys & Binding Warnings for Good

A definitive guide to configuring volume keys in the Sway window manager on Arch Linux. Learn to use pamixer and fix the ‘Overwriting binding’ warning for good.

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